{"id":5916,"date":"2023-10-27T00:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T04:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=5916"},"modified":"2023-10-27T00:59:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T04:59:45","slug":"october-29-2023-weekly-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/october-29-2023-weekly-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"October 29, 2023 Weekly Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5916\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5916-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5916-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">October 29, 2023<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-5916-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Below are our weekly announcements. Our hope is that announcements are not just for your information, but also for your participation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5916-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5916-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-1-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/research.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5916-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-1-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Sunday School: The Gospel of Luke \u2013 Oct 29, 11:15AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>If you want to hear from God, you should aspire to read the Bible academically and devotionally. In our Sunday Schoolclass, we will be equipping you with tools so that you will be able to read this Gospel well. We hope that you will join us in studying God\u2019s Word together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5916-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5916-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-2-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Meeting.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5916-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-2-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Annual General Member\u2019s Meeting \u2013 Oct 29, 2:00PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"s4\">We would like to invite all members of the incorporated North Toronto Chinese Baptist Church to join the Members Meeting at 2:00 pm, Oct 29, 2023. It will be conducted in a hybrid way. Members can<br \/>\nchoose to attend in person at the gym in basement or to attend online. Members chose to attend online will be asked to confirm their membership status before the meeting starts to establish a quorum. Admission to the online meeting will start at 1:00 pm to support this confirmation process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\">Admission link: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/ENcR77nPkoDh5k8F9\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/ENcR77nPkoDh5k8F9<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">To establish quorum, please <a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/offering\/\">click here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\"><strong>Agenda:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"s9\">Sharing from the Senior Pastor<\/li>\n<li class=\"s9\">Sharing from the Chairperson of Deacon Committee<\/li>\n<li class=\"s9\">Resolution to accept the membership transfer-in request\n<ul>\n<li class=\"s9\">\u8b1d\u8072\u826f Samuel Sing Leung Tse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Resolution to accept the new membership application requests\n<ul>\n<li>\u9322\u6f54\u73b2 Polly Lui, \u5442\u54c1\u8d85 Punch Lui,<\/li>\n<li>\u6797\u51f1\u9748 Lydia Lam, \u58fd\u800c\u5eb7 Sidney Yee Hong Sau<\/li>\n<li>Maggie Li, \u90a2\u822a Hancy Xing, \u66b4\u7389 Yu Bao (Andy),<\/li>\n<li>Jianan Shi \u53f2\u5efa\u5b89, Xisheng Huang \u9ec3\u7199\u76db<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Re-election of Directors for the second term to the Board:\n<ul>\n<li>Deacon Jimmy Kwan (one year term) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yk7ftX<\/li>\n<li>Deacon Norman Seto (one year term) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3OIXue6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Election of Director to the Board:\n<ul>\n<li>Deacon Loraine Chan (one year term) https:\/\/bit.ly\/48ufN1x<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Review of audited Financial Statements<\/li>\n<li>Resolution to approve the audited Financial Statements<\/li>\n<li>Resolution to approve the appointment of auditor firm, Norton McMullen LLP for the financial<br \/>\nyear ended by Jun 30 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Renovation update<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s4\"><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\">To <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">join our meeting<\/span> <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14pt\" href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/cuk-ojtw-vqv\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5916-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5916-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-3-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/church.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5916-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-3-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Discover Class \u2013 Nov 5, 11:15 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"s4\">If you would like to know more about what we believe and how we live as a faith community, we invite you to join our Discover Class. Attending this class is also the first step towards joining a Small Group community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\"><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\">To sign up for our class, please <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14pt\" href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.churchcenter.com\/people\/forms\/370\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5916-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5916-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-4-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/baptism.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5916-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-4-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Membership \/ Baptism Class<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">If you believe God is leading you to become a member of our faith community, or if you want to publicly declare your faith through the ordinance of baptism, we encourage you to <span class=\"s6\">join our membership \/ baptism classes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">Please email Deaconess Loraine (loraine.chan@ntcbc.ca) for details.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5916-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5916-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-5-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/chat.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5916-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-5-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Evangelism Workshop \u2013 Dec 3, 11:15 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Have you ever thought of the questions: &#8220;Who am I?&#8221; &#8220;Why am I here?&#8221; &#8220;What&#8217;s my purpose in life?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Well you&#8217;re in luck! In December, we will be hosting a 3-part interactive workshop addressing where we<br \/>\nwill help you think Biblically and engage your friends \/ family on these topics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">The schedule for the classes are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dec 3: What does the Bible say?<\/li>\n<li>Dec 10: What do we think and believe?<\/li>\n<li>Dec 17: How can we engage others?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5916-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5916-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-6-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/money.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5916-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-6-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Online Giving\/Tithing<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Offering is a privilege and responsibility for members. Our encouragement is for each member to prayerfully seek God&#8217;s guidance for how they ought to be giving in this season. All offering goes towards funding ministries locally and globally.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We encourage the congregation to apply for a personal offering number to allow efficient and accurate recording of offering information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">For more details on online giving, including how to add NTCBC as an &#8216;online bill payee&#8217;,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/offering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>click here.<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5916-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5916-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-7-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/children.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5916-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-7-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Children\u2019s Ministry Page<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/children-ministry\/\">Click here<\/a> to access our Children\u2019s Ministry page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5916-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5916-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5916-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5916-8-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"footer\">Icons made by Freepik and Prettycons from www.flaticon.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are our weekly announcements. 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